Template:Cite CanLII/sandbox
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Usage
This template is used to cite cases decided by the
Template
{{cite CanLII |litigants = |link = |year = |court = |num = |format = |pinpoint = |parallelcite = |date = |courtname = |juris = }} ("court" can be replaced with "source") or {{cite CanLII|litigants=|link=|year=|court=|num=|format=|pinpoint=|parallelcite=|date=|courtname=|juris=}} {{cite CanLII|litigants=|link=|year=|source=|num=|format=|pinpoint=|parallelcite=|date=|courtname=|juris=}} or {{cite CanLII|litigants=|link=|[year]|court=|[num]|format=|pinpoint=|parallelcite=|date=|courtname=|juris=}} {{cite CanLII|litigants=|link=|[year]|source=|[num]|format=|pinpoint=|parallelcite=|date=|courtname=|juris=}}
Parameters
All parameters are optional unless otherwise specified.
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Case name | |||||||||||||||
litigants | The names of the litigants separated with v or v. for versus (in other words, the case name), like this: "R. v. Oakes". | ||||||||||||||
link | The name of a Wikipedia article about the case, for example: " R. v. Oakes ". This will be linked to the names of the litigants specified using the |litigants= parameter.
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CanLII link: https://www.canlii.org/[en or fr]/[country]/[court]/doc/[year]/[year][court][num]/[year][court][num].html | |||||||||||||||
year | Mandatory: the year of the decision. Alternatively, you can omit the parameter name |year= and type the year of the decision as the first unnamed parameter after the template name (see the examples below).
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court or source |
Mandatory in some cases: the code indicating the court which issued the decision, as follows:
For decisions with a neutral citation in the form "1986 CanLII 46" (the URL will be in the form "https://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/1986/1986canlii46/1986canlii46.html"), you must also add the The The template currently only handles cases decided by the above courts. Please update the template if you wish to include additional courts, or leave a message on the talk page if you need help with this. | ||||||||||||||
num | Mandatory: the case number. Alternatively, you can omit the parameter name |num= and type the case number as the second unnamed parameter after the template name (see the examples below).
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format | Mandatory in the following cases:
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Other information | |||||||||||||||
pinpoint | The page or paragraph number at which information or a quotation you are referring to appears, like this: "528", "p. 528" or "para. 25". When referring to a range of pages or paragraph numbers, separate the starting and ending numbers with an en dash like this: "528–530".
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date | The date that the case was decided. You may enter the date in any format accepted by the template {{date}}, such as "9 October 1998" or "1998-10-09". It will appear in a day-month-year format. | ||||||||||||||
parallelcite | Parallel citations to the case. Separate the citations with commas, like this: "[2006] 1 S.C.R. 256, 264 D.L.R. (4th) 577". | ||||||||||||||
courtname | The court that decided the case. The name of the court can be wikilinked, like this: "[[Supreme Court of Canada|S.C.]]".
To have the template automatically indicate the court and jurisdiction of a case, type "courtname=auto". | ||||||||||||||
juris | The jurisdiction that decided the case, such as "Canada". It is unnecessary to use this parameter if you are already using "courtname=auto". |
Examples
Wikitext | Result |
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{{cite CanLII|litigants=R. v. Oakes|link=R. v. Oakes|court=scc|year=1986|num=46|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1986] 1 S.C.R. 103|courtname=auto}}
or {{cite CanLII|litigants=R. v. Oakes|link=R. v. Oakes|1986|46|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1986] 1 S.C.R. 103|courtname=auto}} |
R. v. Oakes, 1986 CanLII 46, [1986] 1 S.C.R. 103, Supreme Court (Canada)
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{{cite CanLII|court=scc|year=1986|num=46|format=canlii}} | 1986 CanLII 46 |
{{cite CanLII|litigants=Multani v. Marguerite-Bourgeoys (Commission scolaire)|link=Multani v. Commission scolaire Marguerite‑Bourgeoys|court=scc|year=2006|num=6|parallelcite=[2006] 1 S.C.R. 256|courtname=S.C.}}
or {{cite CanLII|litigants=Multani v. Marguerite-Bourgeoys (Commission scolaire)|link=Multani v. Commission scolaire Marguerite‑Bourgeoys|2006|6|parallelcite=[2006] 1 S.C.R. 256|courtname=S.C.}} |
Multani v. Marguerite-Bourgeoys (Commission scolaire), 2006 SCC 6 , [2006] 1 S.C.R. 256, S.C.
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{{cite CanLII|litigants=United Steelworkers v. Morneau Sobeco Limited Partnership et al.|court=scc-l|year=2012|num=1643|format=canlii|date=2012-01-19|courtname=auto}} | United Steelworkers v. Morneau Sobeco Limited Partnership et al., 2012 CanLII 1643 (19 January 2012), Supreme Court (Canada) |
{{cite CanLII|litigants=Yee v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)|court=fct|year=2003|num=817|format=1|courtname=auto}}
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Yee v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2003 FCT 817, Federal Court (Canada) |
{{cite CanLII|litigants=BMG Canada Inc. v. John Doe|link=BMG Canada Inc. v. John Doe|court=fct|year=2004|num=488|parallelcite=239 D.L.R. (4th) 726|courtname=auto}}
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BMG Canada Inc. v. John Doe, 2004 FC 488, 239 D.L.R. (4th) 726, Federal Court (Canada)
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{{cite CanLII|litigants=GlaxoSmithKline Inc. v. Canada|court=fca|year=2010|num=201|courtname=auto}} | GlaxoSmithKline Inc. v. Canada, 2010 FCA 201, Federal Court of Appeal (Canada)
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{{cite CanLII|litigants=GlaxoSmithKline Inc. v. The Queen|court=tcc|year=2008|num=324|courtname=auto}} | GlaxoSmithKline Inc. v. The Queen, 2008 TCC 324, Tax Court (Canada) |
See also
Canadian law citation templates
- {{Cite Canadian Court}}
- {{Cite canlaw}}
Legal Information Institute citation templates
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